OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for McRae, GA, Telfair County and Surrounding Areas
Roger Brett Hartley
Feb 24, 2012
Roger Brett Hartley, 25, of McRae, died Friday, February 24. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, March 2, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Hartley was the son of Roger and Joan Shadix Hartley of McRae. He...
Grace (Tribble) Pope
Feb 20, 2012
Lillie Grace Tribble Pope, 74, of Lumber City, died Monday, February 20. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, February 23, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Dodge’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Pope was the daughter of the late Osie S. Tribble, Sr....
Henry "Buck Shot" Dave Yawn
Feb 19, 2012
Henry Dave “Buck Shot” Yawn, 80, of McRae, died Sunday, February 19. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Tuesday, February 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in Trinity Cemetery. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Yawn was the son of the late Spurgeon “S.W.” and Mary Lee Davis Yawn. ...

Lucille (Varnadoe) Walden
Feb 6, 2012
Lucille Varnadoe Walden, 95, of Lumber City, died Monday, February 6. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, February 8, at Lumber City Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens, McRae. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Walden was the daughter of the late Robert Lee “Jack” and Ada Catherine Pope Varnadoe. She was a...
William Steverson
Jan 20, 2012
William Steverson, 93, of Scotland, died Friday, January 20. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 22, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-8:00P.M. The son of the late William Jesse and Fannie Pittman Steverson, Mr. Steverson graduated from Milan High School and attended South Georgia College. He...
Clara Mae (Brown) Ryals
Jan 18, 2012
Clara Mae Brown Ryals, 80, of McRae, died Wednesday, January 18. Funeral services will be at 1:00P.M., Saturday, January 21, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home with burial in the Sand Grove Cemetery, Milan. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Ryals was the daughter of the late...
Dorothy "Dot" R (Liles) Ward
Jan 16, 2012
Dorothy “Dot” Rosalee Liles Ward, 74, died Monday, January 16. Funeral services will be at 11:00A.M., Thursday, January 19, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Ward was the daughter of the late Albert and Hallie Haskins Liles and the wife of the...
Margaret (Dover) Sheppard
Jan 11, 2012
Margaret Dover Sheppard, 76, of McRae, died Wednesday, January 11. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Friday, January 13, at Faith Baptist Church with burial in the Dodge’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Sheppard was the daughter of the late Jim and Meda Smith Dover. A homemaker and a member...
Christopher Tyler Steverson
Jan 10, 2012
Christopher Tyler Steverson, 21, of McRae, died Tuesday, January 10. Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M., Sunday, January 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Blockhouse Cemetery, Jacksonville. Visitation is 6:00 - 9:00P.M., Saturday. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Steverson was the son of Chris W. Steverson and Shalon...
Eddie Morris Knight
Dec 24, 2011
Eddie Morris Knight, 74, of McRae, died Saturday, December 24. Visitation will be Monday December 26, from 1:00-3:00P.M., followed by a graveside service at 3:30P.M., in the Rockwell Cemetery. A native of Telfair County, Mr. Knight was the son of the late Morris and Genettie Gay Knight. He was a retired truck driver and mechanic. Survivors include daughters, Ann (Kenneth)...
William Chester Stanley
Dec 21, 2011
William Chester Stanley, 74, of Milan, died Wednesday, December 21. Graveside services will be at 11:00A.M., Friday, December 23, in the Rockwell Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Stanley was the son of the late Hill and Grace Yawn Stanley and was married to the...
Velma (Dover) Spires
Dec 16, 2011
Velma Dover Spires, 70, of McRae, died Friday, December 16. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Sunday, December 18, at Milan Church of God with burial in the Sandhill Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday, 6:00-9:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Spires was the daughter of the late Jim and Meda Smith Dover. She was co-owner/operator of McRae...
Annie Elizabeth (Wooten) Horton
Dec 13, 2011
Annie Elizabeth Wooten Horton, 98, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, December 13. Funeral services will be at 2:00P.M., Thursday, December 15, in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, McRae, with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mrs. Horton was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ida Mae Clements...
Daniel Lloyd Selph
Dec 7, 2011
Daniel Lloyd Selph, 27, of McRae, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Faith Baptist Church with burial in the Telfair Memorial Gardens. A native of Telfair County where he lived most of his life, and an avid tennis player, Daniel was an aspiring aircraft mechanic who loved being with friends...
Ernestine (Stovall) Stovall
Nov 20, 2011
Services for Lillian Ernestine Stovall, age 89, of McRae, Georgia will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at 2:00P.M., at Vaughn Funeral Home Chapel, McRae, Georgia. Burial will follow at Red Hill Church Cemetery. Ms. Stovall died Sunday, November 20, 2011. Born in Telfair County on June 2, 1922, the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Ben Stovall,...
Hennilu (Maxwell) Geiger
Nov 20, 2011
Henrietta Louise (Hennilu) Maxwell Geiger, 96, died on Sunday, November 20, at Serenity Hospice in Dublin, Georgia. Funeral services for Mrs. Geiger will be held on Wednesday, November 23, at 11:00A.M., at the United Methodist Church of McRae, Georgia with Rev. Jimbo Dominey and Rev. Dr. Edwin L. Willis officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in McRae....
Pete C. Fulford
Nov 17, 2011
Pete C. Fulford, 83, of McRae, died Thursday, November 17.. Funeral services will be at 2:30P.M., Saturday, November 19, at Helena Baptist Church with burial in the Helena Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 6:30 – 8:30P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Mr. Fulford was the son of the late James D. and Maggie Cravey Fulford, and husband of...

Lucinda (Johnson) Martin
Nov 16, 2011
Lucinda “Cindy” Johnson Martin, 66, of Milan, died Wednesday, November 16. A graveside funeral service will be held at 12:00Noon on Friday, November 18, in the Studstill Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Telfair County, Ms. Martin was the daughter of the late Zachariah Daniel Studstill, Sr., and Jimmie Clarke Studstill. A loving mother and grandmother, she attended China...
Willie Reid Wright, Jr.
Nov 7, 2011
Willie Reid Wright, Jr., 80, of Alamo, died Monday, November 7. Funeral services will be at 3:00P.M., Thursday, November 10, at Union Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday, 6:00-8:00P.M. A native and lifelong resident of Wheeler County, Mr. Wright was the son of the late Willie Reid Wright, Sr., and Sarah Viola Ryals Wright. ...

Julia "Judy" Ann (Peavy) Friend
Oct 22, 2011
Julia “Judy” Ann Peavy Friend, 71, of Ft. Valley, died Saturday, October 22. A memorial service will be held at 3:00P.M., Sunday, October 30, at Peachtree Baptist Church, Byron. Born in Telfair County, Ms. Friend was the daughter of the late Nelson A. and Vada Irvin Peavy. A member of Peachtree Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her...